Improvement in end-gates for vehicles



J. G. HAWKER.

End-Gates fur Vehicles.

No. 151,023. Patented May 19, 1874.

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* UNITED STATES ATEN'I QFFICE.

JOHN C. HAWKER, OF PANA, ILLINOIS.

- IMPROVEMENT IN END-GATES FOR VEHICLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 151,023, dated May 19,1874; application filed February 7, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. Hnwrcan, of Pana, in the county of Christianand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inEnd-Board Fastenings, of which the following is a specification:

The object of this invention is to furnish a durable and convenientfastening for the endboards of wagons, and convenient means foradjusting it in unloading the wagon; and it consist-sin the constructionand arrangement of parts hereinafter described.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a side view. Fig. 2 is a backend view of the wagon, showing the end-board.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A are the side-boards, and B is the bottom board, of the wagon-box. Ois the end board. I) D represent plates on the ends of the side-boards AA, which plates are riveted or made fast to the side-boards. The 'lowerends of these plates book under and support the bottom board, as seen atEEh F are hook-recesses in the edges of these plates, and the ends ofthe side-boards are cut out to correspond. These hook-recesses F receivethe ends of the fasteningbars G. These bars are screwed or riveted tothe end-board, as seenin Fig. 2. The parts which enter the recesses Fproject and have each a flat bolt-head, H, which prevents the side ofthe wagon-body from spreading. From the two upper heads H buttonpins Iproject, to which are attached the ends of the chains J. K K are hooksfirmly attached to the side-boards A.

' In unloading the wagon it is sometimes necessary to deliver thecontents back from the wagon-body. For this purpose I adjust theend-board, as seen in Fig. 1, on a level with the bottom of thewagon-body, and support it in that position by the chains J, attached tothe hooks K, and by the two lower fasteningbars, which are dropped intothe two lower hook-recesses L L.

Fig. 2 represents the end-board as closed. The fastening-bars G dropinto the recesses F, which brings the top of the end-board to a levelwith the top of the side-boards.

For ordinary purposes the end-board is sufficiently fastened by thehooks; but for greater security bolts M M may be applied, which engagewith recesses in the side-boards, as indicated in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. An end-board, G, provided with fasteningbars Gr,having flange-heads H, in combination with side plates D, havinghook-recesses F F as shown and described.

2. An end-board, 0, provided with bars Ga supplementary bolts M M,buttonpins I I, and

chains J, in combination with side plates 1), books L L, hooks E E, andchain-hooks K, all

constructed as and for the purpose specified.

JOHN G. HAWKER.

Witnesses FRANK SUMNERS, SAMUEL SoUTHWroK.

